The king of infinite space : Euclid and his Elements / David Berlinski

Author:: Berlinski, David, 1942-
Additional Titles:: Euclid and his Elements
Published:: New York : Basic Books, [2013]
Physical Description:: xii, 172 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm

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Contents:

Signs of men -- An abstraction from the gabble -- Common beliefs -- Darker by definition -- The axioms -- The greater Euclid -- Visible and invisible proof -- The devil's offer -- The Euclidean Joint Stock Company -- Euclid the great.

Summary:

Geometry defines the world around us, helping us make sense of everything from architecture to military science to fashion. Euclid's Elements is arguably the most influential book in the history of mathematics. Berlinski provides a concise homage to this elusive mathematician and his staggering achievements, and shows that, for centuries, scientists and thinkers have relied on Euclid's axiomatic system, a method of proof still taught in classrooms around the world.

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ISBN:

9780465014811 (hardcover : alk. paper)
046501481X (hardcover : alk. paper)

Note:

Includes index.

Endowment Note:

Paterno Libraries Endowment (Campus College Libraries)

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